Shippin' Out: How Flagship Became Known for Resident Evil, Dino Crisis, and Kirby

Shippin' Out: How Flagship Became Known for Resident Evil, Dino Crisis, and Kirby

In this episode we're looking back at the history of Flagship—a unique studio founded by Final Fight/Street Fighter II creator Yoshiki Okamoto. Flagship received startup funding from Nintendo, Sega, and Capcom, and its game credits include everything from the Resident Evil series to Zelda and Kirby titles. We're also very intrigued by Okamoto's YouTube channel, but translating that will have to wait for another day...


Kirby Conversations is part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network, a collective of independent podcasters covering video game history. We are a founding show alongside Pixels and Polygons and Flashback 64, and we encourage you to check out those shows as well!


Questions or comments about the show? Let us know at mail@kirbyconversations.com, and we may read your letter on a future episode of the show.


Our opening music is by Megan Kelz (https://diamondthorns.bandcamp.com) and arranged by Duncan "PixelTea" Smith (https://duncansmith.carrd.co/). And thank you to Gooey Fame for being the main editor on this episode.


Join us online:


Kirby Conversations

Bluesky: @kirbyconversations.bsky.social

IG: @kirbyconversations


Sound Stone

Bluesky: @soundstone.network


Bridget

Bluesky: @kabulaqueen.bsky.social


Sean Douglass

Bluesky: @seandouglass.bsky.social


Ky "Captain Dangerous" Parker

IG: @captaindangerous


Gigi

Carrd link

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(62)

Don't Sleep on Kirby Battle Royale (But Do Use the Sleep Ability)

Don't Sleep on Kirby Battle Royale (But Do Use the Sleep Ability)

Kirby Battle Royale is a game often considered one of the worst Kirby games, and it was no doubt disappointing that the game wasn't larger in scope or equipped with better online features (especially ...

3 Jun 1h 26min

More Non-Kirby Games We'd Recommend to Kirby Fans

More Non-Kirby Games We'd Recommend to Kirby Fans

What makes a game a good Kirby-adjacent recommendation? Is it the ability to use enemy powers? Smash Bros.-like controls? Or maybe just solid platforming with a round, memorable character? For this ep...

5 Mai 1h 15min

A Roundtable with Kinix and SUPAH on Competitive Kirby Air Riders

A Roundtable with Kinix and SUPAH on Competitive Kirby Air Riders

For this episode, Sean and Bridget are joined by two guests from the Kirby Air Riders competitive community, Kinix and SUPAH! Kinix is a freelance game developer, Kirby Air Ride veteran, and moderator...

8 Apr 1h 12min

Bonus Mailbag Episode: Our Favorite Bosses and the Mysteries of Shiver Star

Bonus Mailbag Episode: Our Favorite Bosses and the Mysteries of Shiver Star

Is this bonus episode, Sean, Bridget, and Gigi are answering more listener questions, covering their favorite bosses, Kirby Super Star ninja tech, the mysterious Earth-like features of Kirby 64's Shiv...

24 Mar 51min

Channeling Success: How Given Created YouTube's Popular Channel Kirby

Channeling Success: How Given Created YouTube's Popular Channel Kirby

In this episode, Sean interviews Given, the creator behind the YouTube channel Channel Kirby. Channel Kirby offers creative, thoughtful, and polished commentary on the Kirby series, and people have n...

3 Mar 1h 4min

How a Team of Animation Veterans Brought Us Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

How a Team of Animation Veterans Brought Us Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

We know listeners have been asking for an episode on Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, so for this episode Sean and Gigi are finally unpacking the surreal charms of Kirby's anime series. Sean is relatively ne...

4 Feb 1h 8min

It's Kirby to Rock A Rhyme: More Kirby Air Riders and Winter Games

It's Kirby to Rock A Rhyme: More Kirby Air Riders and Winter Games

For this episode, Sean and Bridget are hitting the streets and the slopes with more discussion of Kirby Air Riders and a batch of winter game recommendations. After breaking down some competitive stra...

6 Jan 1h 4min

Updates for 2026 and Sound Stone Holiday Giveaway!

Updates for 2026 and Sound Stone Holiday Giveaway!

Happy holidays everyone! This is just a quick update to share that we are running a holiday giveaway with the podcasts Pixels and Polygons and Flashback 64, our fellow shows in the Sound Stone Network...

22 Des 20252min

Populært innen Fritid

rss-spartsklubben
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
0-100-med-broom-mats-og-remi
mil-etter-mil-en-podcast-om-bil
nerdelandslaget
interiorradet
livet-pa-veien-med-jan-erik-larssen
jegerpodden
rss-avskiltet
rss-gatebilpodden
jakt-og-fiskepodden
rss-jegerpodden
level-backup
villmarksliv
rss-var-forste-kaffe
menn-uten-midje-kan-ogsa-lese
fjellsportpodden
hagespiren-podcast
velkledd
klokkepodden